Kendrick lamar good kid maad city soundtrack

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To put that into perspective, Kanye's GOOD Music project Cruel Summer did 205,000 in its first seven days, while Rick Ross shifted 218,000. Yet his major-label debut, released in October, sold 241,000 copies in the US in its first week alone, second only in the Billboard charts to Taylor Swift's behemoth Red. He has little of Drake's pop and gloss, zero chart-friendly Euro-beats and no obvious single, while the only mentions of cars and cash are to confirm that he has neither. Lamar is the type of lyrically complex, politically savvy artist who would normally be confined to the underground rap scene, making his incredible commercial success all the more startling. Reading this on mobile? Click here to view My parents being there gave me a whole lot of confidence.' That right there gave me a little bit more insight than a few of my other homeboys. I knew I was blessed with a gift of having both parents.

#KENDRICK LAMAR GOOD KID MAAD CITY SOUNDTRACK CRACK#

But from the time they was born in the 80s, when crack was everywhere, they had no figure to guide them. 'The true story behind this album is showing how the world looks at my friends as delinquents when they are good kids at heart. 'People are used to music that justifies street culture but something that's not touched on is why these kids act the way they act, live the way they live,' he says. He celebrates his neighbourhood but does not glamourise criminality, deconstructing the gangster mentality rather than glorifying it. The 25-year-old may rap about guns, but he's far from a gangsta rapper. This is a Compton rapper who gets told off by his mum, catches an STD, and vomits from too much drink. Set in 2004, the narrative of good kidвЂ¦ sees him beaten up, set up, left broken-hearted. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.'ДЄn ability to look differently at the world surrounding him is what makes Lamar stand out. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. 'At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. 'That's the most interesting story to me,' he nods. It's the psychology of the victim, the thought process of the person facing the possibility of their demise that fascinates Lamar. But the most perceptive, the one that best proves that the Compton MC stands apart from forebears like NWA and Snoop Dogg, is found on the song Money Tree: 'Everybody gon' respect the shooter/But the one in front of the gun lives forever'. There are a lot of sharp observations in Kendrick Lamar's debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city. You never hear about the one in front of it.' You always hear about the person pulling the trigger. 'You don't hear no artists from Compton showing vulnerability. 'Y ou know Compton,' rumbles Kendrick Lamar.

Kendrick lamar good kid maad city soundtrack